sizzle

Meanings

Plural: sizzles

Noun

• a sizzling noise
• The sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
• The process of being cooked which involves that sound.
• Zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement.
• Ellipsis of sizzle reel.

Verb

• make a sound like frying fat
• seethe with deep anger or resentment
• burn or sear with a sizzling sound
  • "The fat sizzled in the pan"
• To make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
• To cook (something) in a manner which causes that sound.
• To be exciting or dazzling.